Flag pole buddy

ABSTRACT

A Flag Pole Buddy for helping the elderly and handicap from making a unnecessary trip to the mailbox. When mailperson deliveries mail and opens the mailbox door this pulls the Flag pole Buddy support from under the Flag pole buddy causing it to stand up straight telling that mail has arrived. You get your mail and lay heavier bottom end back on the Flag pole buddy support. You can see the Flag pole buddy from your window in many homes. The bottom cap of the Flag pole buddy comes off which allows a 2 AA cell mini maglite flash light to be installed. At night this flash light eliminates the Flag pole buddy and light shines out of holes drilled in the top cap. This will help rescue and law enforcement find your home at night. The flag pole buddy bolts on opposite side of mailbox of outgoing mail flag.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are many times that a trip to the mail box is difficult to theelderly and handicap and dangerous in traffic. A lot of the time theycheck the mailbox only to find that the mailperson has not arrived. TheFlag pole buddy eliminates that from happening. The Flag pole buddy layson its side resting on the Flag pole buddy support that bolts to themailbox door. When the mailbox door is opened the Flag pole buddy fallsstanding straight up showing mail has arrived. In a emergency to helpsomeone find your home at night bottom cap of the Flag pole buddy comesoff and allows a AA cell mini maglite flashlight to be installed. Thiseliminates the Flag pole buddy and lights shine out of top cap holes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of Flag pole buddy setting on the Flag pole buddysupport that bolts to mailbox door. It also shows the Flag pole buddyset for mail delivery.

FIG. 2 is a side view of Flag pole buddy after mail has arrived.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing bolts nuts washers and there locationinstalled. It also shows top view of Flag pole buddy setting on Flagpole buddy support.

FIG. 4 is front view of the Flag pole buddy And Flag pole buddy support

FIG. 5 is front view of the Flag pole buddy with top and bottom caps offalso shows hole

FIG. 6 is front view showing flash light installed with top cap showingholes drilled in it.

FIG. 7 is front view showing caps off the Flag pole buddy support.

FIG. 8 is front view showing caps in place and holes drilled in the Flagpole buddy support.

FIG. 9 is top view of second flag pole buddy support.

FIG. 10 is front view of second Flag pole buddy support

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 3 this shows the Flag pole buddy 1 from a topview. The Flag pole buddy 1 is in set position laying on the Flag polebuddy support 5. The Flag pole buddy support 5 is made of (½ inch) PVCpipe. It has a (½ inch) PVC right end cap 6 and a left end PVC cap 7 asseen in FIG. 7. Two (¼ inch) holes 13 and 14 as seen in FIG. 8 aredrilled in the Flag pole buddy support 5. The Flag pole buddy support 5will then bolt to the mail box door as seen in FIG. 3. Two holes will bedrilled in mail box door. Acorn nuts 15 and 16 are used inside mail boxdoor to protect hands from cuts from bolt threads as seen in FIG. 3. Allbolts nuts washers are (¼ inch). The length of the Flag pole buddysupport 5 On a standard mail box is (6 inches). The Flag pole buddy 1 ismade of (1 inch) PVC pipe thin wall. A (1 inch) PVC top cap 2 and a (1inch) PVC bottom cap 3 as seen in FIG. 5 will be used. The (1 inch) PVCpipe is (13 inches) long on a standard mail box. A (¼ inch) hole 12 asseen in FIG. 5 will be drilled in center of pipe (7 inches) from bottomof pipe. This makes bottom portion of the Flag pole buddy 1 longer andheavier than top portion. A (¼ inch) bolt is placed through (¼ inch)hole 12.

Two nuts will be tightened together (1 and ½ inch) from head of boltthat goes in (¼ inch) hole 12. This Is the swing area 10 seen in FIG. 3and FIG. 4 for the Flag pole buddy 1. A acorn nut 17 will be used insidemail box to protect hands from bolt threads. All bolts nuts and washersare (¼ inch) and will tighten in place as seen in FIG. 3. FIG. 1 showsthe Flag pole buddy before mail has arrived FIG. 2 shows after mail hasarrived. When Flag pole buddy support 5 is pulled from under the Flagpole buddy 1 the heavier bottom of the Flag pole buddy 1 goes downcausing the Flag pole buddy 1 to stand up signaling mail has arrived.

As seen in FIG. 6 Top cap 3 has ( 1/16 inch) holes 4 8 9 11 drilled init. This is for light to shine through from a flash light AA minimaglight. You take off bottom cap 3 install flash light on replace cap3. This illuminates the thin wall PVC white pipe also at night. Thiswill help someone find your home at night.

The second Flag pole buddy support 19 is made from (2 inch) PVC pipe 18.The length of the (2 inch) PVC pipe 18 is (1 inch). It will incircle thebottom of the Flag pole buddy 1. This will keep high winds from blowingthe Flag Pole buddy 1 around. A piece of flatbar 23 (8 inches) long (1inch) wide and (⅛ inch) thickness will be used. One end of the Flatbar23 will be bent at (90 Degrees) From the end. This will then bolt 22 to(2 inch) PVC pipe 18 then bolts 20 and 21 will bolt flatbar 23 tomailbox door. All bolts are (¼ inch) and both Flag pole buddys supportswork the same way. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 shows top and front views of FlagPole Buddy support 19.

1. I claim that when mailbox door is open to deliver mail by maildelivery person. This pulls out flag pole holder from under flag polesignaling mail has arrived without any Extra effort from mail deliveryperson. Wherein being a major improvement thereof of other signals thatrequire Extra effort. I claim that the flatbar that bolts the flag polesupport to the mail box door can be factory bent to configure to anystandard front side end of mail box. Wherein the flag pole can adjust onits bolt to conform to the flag pole support.